[Bug 796665] Re: Distribution Upgrade needs to restart if network connection is lost

[RedSingularity]

Confirmed.  The upgrade process automatically reverses if the network
connection is broken for more than, roughly, 20 seconds.

Thanks for the detailed report with reproduction steps.  Much appreciated!
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** Description changed:

  Binary package hint: update-manager
  
- Upgrading from 10.11 -> 11.04
+ Upgrading from 10.10 -> 11.04
  To reproduce:
  1. Start Distribution Upgrade.
  2. Follow wizard until Getting New packages starts to download the new packages
  3. Disconnect network
  
- Expected Behaviour
+ Expected Behavior
  1. Ask user if they want to retry Getting packages (allowing the user to restore network connectivity)
  2. If yes, restart the upgrade process at Getting New Packages
  3. If no, reverse upgrade as currently happens
  
- Actual Behaviour:
+ Actual Behavior:
  The upgrade is reversed
  
  As it take quite a long time before packages start to get download, it
  is painful to have to restart the upgrade is network is temporarily
  lost.

** Summary changed:

- Distribution Upgrade needs to restart if network connection is lost
+ Distribution Upgrade needs to give option to restart if network connection is lost

** Changed in: update-manager (Ubuntu)
       Status: New => Triaged

** Changed in: update-manager (Ubuntu)
   Importance: Undecided => Wishlist

** Changed in: update-manager (Ubuntu)
     Assignee: RedSingularity (redsingularity) => (unassigned)

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https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/796665

Title:
  Distribution Upgrade needs to give option to restart if network
  connection is lost

Status in “update-manager” package in Ubuntu:
  Triaged

Bug description:
  Binary package hint: update-manager

  Upgrading from 10.10 -> 11.04
  To reproduce:
  1. Start Distribution Upgrade.
  2. Follow wizard until Getting New packages starts to download the new packages
  3. Disconnect network

  Expected Behavior
  1. Ask user if they want to retry Getting packages (allowing the user to restore network connectivity)
  2. If yes, restart the upgrade process at Getting New Packages
  3. If no, reverse upgrade as currently happens

  Actual Behavior:
  The upgrade is reversed

  As it take quite a long time before packages start to get download, it
  is painful to have to restart the upgrade is network is temporarily
  lost.

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